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First when we do an MDI command of T1 M6 it will not acknowledge and say there is a tool loaded at the the bottom of the AXIS display. Next, in the touch off pop-up window it does not say T Tool Table, it has the P1 G54 options in the coordinate system drop down, I would think it should default to the lathe setting. Lastly, I cannot get the actual tool table to show the FA, BA, Q, and Dia columns, before I reconfigured it it had XYZABCUVW and comments, and I can go back to it but I cannot get it do what it is supposed to do.
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linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/gcode.html#...a_id_sec_g43_g43_1_a
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/m-code.html...sec_m6_tool_change_a
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/other-code...._sec_t_select_tool_a
The tool table editor is configurable. There is no Q column that I know of.
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/tooledit.html
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Do you have a tool changer? Is the tool-changed pin being set?First when we do an MDI command of T1 M6 it will not acknowledge and say there is a tool loaded at the the bottom of the AXIS display.
Lathe mode has as many coordinate systems as any other mode. You won't see the "T" without a tool loaded though.Next, in the touch off pop-up window it does not say T Tool Table, it has the P1 G54 options in the coordinate system drop down, I would think it should default to the lathe setting.
That's extremely strange. You can see "Comment" though? It isn't just off the edge of the screen?Lastly, I cannot get the actual tool table to show the FA, BA, Q, and Dia columns, before I reconfigured it it had XYZABCUVW and comments, and I can go back to it but I cannot get it do what it is supposed to do.
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Thanks for the help
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I know I am probably going out on a limb with this one, but in the pyvcp panel on the right of my axis display, is it feasible to make Tool Table tab and when selected make it display my tool table to make edits without having to go to file-edit tool table. If this is not feasible can I make it automatically come up like classic ladder will, when it is setup that way in my hal file.
Reason I am asking this is because I have noticed lately that if I do not open my tool table from axis as soon as I start linux then minimize it till I actually need it, it will not open when I try to after I start to perform any operations in linux.
Unless maybe I have some other major underlying issues somewhere.
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Chris is working on a tool table widget for GladeVCP.
Are you adding tools to the tool table while you run?
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No, we are not trying to load tools while running. What is happening is we start linux, home the machine, and then go about running programs. If I do not open the tool table before we start running programs, and minimize it to the bottom tray for later, I can't get it to open to make edits to the table unless I shut linux down completely and restart it.\
It's like I only have one shot to open it, as soon as I start linux.
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It's like I only have one shot to open it, as soon as I start linux.
That's not normal. I have several times found half a dozen forgotten instances of tooledit hiding behind Axis.
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No, we are not trying to load tools while running. What is happening is we start linux, home the machine, and then go about running programs. If I do not open the tool table before we start running programs, and minimize it to the bottom tray for later, I can't get it to open to make edits to the table unless I shut linux down completely and restart it.
It's like I only have one shot to open it, as soon as I start linux.
Rick
This is not normal, you should be able to open the tool editor any time your not running a program.
What version are you running?
Can you describe the exact steps to reproduce this?
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